Asian American Education

A volume in Research on the Education of Asian Pacific AmericansSeries Editors Clara C. Park, California State University, Northridge,Russell Endo, University of Colorado, and Xue Lan Rong, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill(Sponsored by SIG-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americansof the American Educational Research Association and National Associationfor Asian and Pacific American Education)Asian American Education--Asian American Identities, Racial Issues, and Languagespresents groundbreaking research that critically challenges the invisibility, stereotyping, andcommon misunderstandings of Asian Americans by disrupting customary discourse anddisputing familiar knowledge. The chapters in this anthology provide rich, detailed evidenceand interpretations of the status and experiences of Asian American students, teachers, andprograms in K-12 and higher education, including struggles with racism and other race-relatedissues. This material is authored by nationally-prominent scholars as well as highly-regardedemerging researchers. As a whole, this volume contributes to the deconstruction of the image of Asian Americans as a model minorityand at the same time reconstructs theories to explain their diverse educational experiences. It also draws attention to the cultural andespecially structural challenges Asian Americans face when trying to make institutional changes.This book will be of great interest to researchers, teachers, students, and other practitioners and policymakers concerned with theeducation of Asian Americans as well as other peoples of color.